This knowledge is used to
engineer synthetic compounds to stimulate cell destruction in cancer cells, or delay cell destruction in neurodegenerative diseases and stroke.
Not exact matches
Synthetic biologists had previously
engineered yeast to produce artemisinin, an antimalarial
compound, but that required inserting just a handful of plant genes.
The typical job profile of a biochemical
engineer includes conducting research on chemical and biological studies encompassing the detection, identification, growth, purification, analysis and detoxification of known and new biological pathogens, naturally occurring and
synthetic toxins and biologically active
compounds.